Krystal Garza, M.A.
Director, Postsecondary Preparation Program
advancedacademics@tea.texas.gov
Kay Humes
Statewide Coordinator for Advanced Academics
Kay.humes@tea.texas.gov
Next Steps for LASO Cycle II Awardees
AP CSP Course Description
Write a District Course Catalog description for 2024-2025.
Create a College Board Account
The AP CSP course was developed by the College Board to help meet an imminent need for a computer science prepared workforce.
To offer the AP CSP course, a school must have staff to manage the AP program for the school or district, at least one administrator and one teacher.
- School administrators must have an account to verify and approve teachers, access the course approval process through the AP Audit, and order AP exams.
- Teachers must have an account with the College Board to access the course approval process through the AP Audit, submit a syllabus, and gain access to course resources including daily videos, ppt presentations, content reviews, practice exams, and question banks.
- Students must have an account to access AP Classroom and AP CSP resources, take practice exams and complete teacher assignments. The College Board student account also provides access to scholarship information and additional college and career planning tools and resources.
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TEA's first APCSP Grantee Quarterly Convening
This first convening is scheduled for March 28, 1PM CST. Convening attendance is required for at least one person from each grant-awarded district. The meeting will be to support specific assurances including the naming of a program management Point Person for the grant, the completion of the eGrants process, the submission of a budget, the APCSP course description, and identifying strategies that worked and those that did not. We will discuss district goals, where we are now, and strategies to attain our goals. Convenings will always include the sharing of challenges, their solutions, and celebrations.
Teacher Training Requirement
Teacher training assurances met by the end of Summer 2024.
- The LEA ensures the selection of a professional development provider and the development of a schedule that identifies the modality, scope, and sequence of training, mentoring and support for APCSP teacher(s).
- The LEA will recruit teachers for the APCSP course and train them through an APSI and/or College Board approved professional development provider by end of Summer 2024 in preparation for 2024-2025 APCSP teaching assignment.
AP Summer Institutes
AP Summer Institutes – AP Central | College Board is a website that describes APSI’s and related professional development opportunities. Select “Register Now” to access the database that lists AP Summer Institutes (APSI) across the nation (Enter AP Computer Science Principles in key word search).
Registration for APSIs is now open. All approved trainings are eligible for the TEA AP Incentive Teacher Training Reimbursement.
Approved Vendor Training
In addition to AP Summer Institutes, the College Board has Endorsed Providers with approved programs offering curriculum and professional development for APCSP. These providers have additional supports for schools including an approved syllabus for teacher use. If a College Board endorsed provider syllabus is chosen, the syllabus will be available in the teacher’s AP Course Audit account.
College Board list of Approved APCSP Vendors
TEA’s LASO Cycle II list of Approved Vendors by Program. AP CSP begins on page 73 and continues through page 95, one slide for each approved vendor with description, list of services provided and contact information as collected on webpages.
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